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The genus Alpioniscus Racovitza, 1908 in Sardinia: taxonomy and natural history (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae).


ABSTRACT: The genus Alpioniscus Racovitza, 1908 (Trichoniscidae) from Sardinia is revised. Three new cave-dwelling species are described: A.onnisi Taiti & Argano, sp. n., A.stochi Taiti & Argano, sp. n., and A.sideralis Taiti & Argano, sp. n.. The genus Utopioniscus Schmalfuss, 2005 is considered to be a junior synonym of Alpioniscus, after morphological and molecular analyses. Alpioniscusfragilis (Budde-Lund, 1909) and A.kuehni from Grotta del Bue Marino are illustrated. With the new species, the genus Alpioniscus in Sardinia comprises six species: two troglobionts (A.fragilis and A.onnisi), one endogean and troglobiont (A.thanit Taiti & Argano, 2009), and three stygobionts (A.kuehni, A.stochi, and A.sideralis). All the species occur in karstic areas in the central-eastern and south-eastern part of the island. A key to all the Sardinian species of Alpioniscus is provided.

SUBMITTER: Taiti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6288260 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The genus <i>Alpioniscus</i> Racovitza, 1908 in Sardinia: taxonomy and natural history (Isopoda, Oniscidea, Trichoniscidae).

Taiti Stefano S   Argano Roberto R   Marcia Paolo P   Scarpa Fabio F   Sanna Daria D   Casu Marco M  

ZooKeys 20181203 801


The genus <i>Alpioniscus</i> Racovitza, 1908 (Trichoniscidae) from Sardinia is revised. Three new cave-dwelling species are described: <i>A.onnisi</i> Taiti & Argano, <b>sp. n.</b>, <i>A.stochi</i> Taiti & Argano, <b>sp. n.</b>, and <i>A.sideralis</i> Taiti & Argano, <b>sp. n.</b>. The genus <i>Utopioniscus</i> Schmalfuss, 2005 is considered to be a junior synonym of <i>Alpioniscus</i>, after morphological and molecular analyses. <i>Alpioniscusfragilis</i> (Budde-Lund, 1909) and <i>A.kuehni</i>  ...[more]

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